Any laptops good enough for running 3D modeling apps? *update* Interested in GAMING laptops too

[GnomeCop]

Can anyone recommend a laptop that can handle programs like Alias Wavefront Maya, and non 3D apps like photoshop and illustrator?

I assume a laptop with a decent Pentium 4/4M or Pentium -M cpu and a 128mb video card will suffice for this.
So far, the new dell inspiron 8600 (I think thats the one) looks pretty good. They all seem to be over $2,000.00
Are they're any cheaper ones out there? Alienware costs about the same.

Just looking for any more suggestions/options

ALSO-
can anyone recommend some gaming laptops? Not looking for one that can do it all. So recommendations for aforementioned work and suggestions for gaming on laptops are appreciated.

 

[kalster]

latitude d800 is good, altho its more or less similar to the 8600 but it has the gf4 4200go tho, no geforce fx5650 like the 8600

 

[GnomeCop]

hmm so the Geforce FX 5650 would be OK for working in 3d I assume. I see some workstation level laptops eqipped with GeForce QuadroFX video.

also it seems that for gaming... a laptop with an ati 9600 pro 128mb video card is the way to go... are there any centrino based or just pentium M (without the wireless features) based laptops that have the 9600 pro ?

 

[0roo0roo]

http://www.anandtech.com/mobile/showdoc.html?i=1866

the ati mobil chips rape nvidia right now.